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Modular Mechanical Keyboard Hotswap Sockets by elgiraffe
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Last crawled date: 4 years, 1 month ago
This is meant to be a way to design a keyboard with just about any layout you can imagine. Then print the pieces to assemble and then wire in diodes and Kailh hot swap sockets. This is compatible with plate or pcb mount switches and works with stabilizers. I have 1-2.75U sizes done. I'll probably keep working on this and more sizes later if it seems useful to someone.
To design the keyboard, do the PCB, Plate, and Bottom separately. Tile these pieces up with 19mm spacing. There will be overlap, but that is accounted for. Then group all of the pieces together. I added walls to the bottom and plate pieces so that they press fit snug together.
Print the pcb and bottom pieces right side up. Flip the plate upside down to print it. Use whatever settings work best for your printer. PLA or ABS is probably best, but w/e works for you should be fine.
I soldered diodes and sockets into the pcb, then pressed that into the bottom, then wired in the controller, then pressed the plate on and added switches and kecaps.
To design the keyboard, do the PCB, Plate, and Bottom separately. Tile these pieces up with 19mm spacing. There will be overlap, but that is accounted for. Then group all of the pieces together. I added walls to the bottom and plate pieces so that they press fit snug together.
Print the pcb and bottom pieces right side up. Flip the plate upside down to print it. Use whatever settings work best for your printer. PLA or ABS is probably best, but w/e works for you should be fine.
I soldered diodes and sockets into the pcb, then pressed that into the bottom, then wired in the controller, then pressed the plate on and added switches and kecaps.